India to get second electric car plant by 2011July 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu will soon get its first battery-powered car plant, and India its second, to be set up by electric vehicle manufacturer Bavina. According to a government statement Friday, Bavina Cars India has been allotted 100 acres in the special economic zone (SEZ) in Ranipet near here, promoted by the State Industries Promotion Corp of Tamil Nadu.
Fisker Automotive agrees to buy idled GM plant in Delaware to build hybrid electric carsOctober 27th, 2009 Fisker to build hybrid cars at idled Del. GM plantWILMINGTON, Del.
Toyota executive banks on hybrids without battery breakthrough for electric carsJune 4th, 2009 Toyota: hybrids best 'green' car for some timeTOYOTA, Japan — A Toyota executive overseeing research said Thursday a battery breakthrough is needed for electric vehicles to become mainstream, and hybrids will remain the best "green" car choice for some time. His comments came just hours after the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Toyota's Prius hybrid was the No.
Daimler focuses on efficiency; shows hybrid and electric cars at Frankfurt Auto ShowSeptember 15th, 2009 Daimler bets on efficiency, shows electric, hybridFRANKFURT — Daimler AG unveiled a number of new electric and hybrid cars Tuesday at the Frankfurt Auto Show, saying it plans to keep its focus on luxury and fuel efficiency. The Stuttgart-based company presented the Mercedes-Benz Vision S 500 plug-in hybrid, a spinoff of the only existing production hybrid from a German carmaker on the market, the S 400 Hybrid.
Carbohydrates and weed killers may someday power gadgets, cars and homesSeptember 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - If scientists have their way, then carbohydrates, the human body's preferred energy source, along with a weed killer, could someday power our gadgets, cars or homes. Researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU) in the US have developed a fuel cell - basically a battery with a gas tank - that harvests electricity from glucose and other sugars known as carbohydrates.
GM cancels gas-electric mild hybrid in Malibu, working on system with better gas mileageJune 11th, 2009 GM cancels Malibu hybrid, works on new systemDETROIT — General Motors says it is working on the next generation of its gas-electric mild hybrid system that will be more efficient than the one it is canceling in the Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn Aura. Company spokesman Terry Rhadigan says cars equipped with the current system weren't selling and inventory is backing up on dealer lots.
Top 10 Green Cars : Go Green to Save the PlanetMarch 24th, 2009 Global Warming has become a well known fact even among the ordinary people these days. Using a green car instead of the normal cars might be a solution to this problem.
New system to help hybrid and electric cars keep their coolSeptember 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers at Purdue University have created a new system to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers and other devices. Indiana's 21st Century Research and Technology Fund provided funding to Purdue and Delphi Corp.
Scientist proposes way to make hybrid cars more efficientJune 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A scientist has proposed a way to make hybrid cars more efficient, by solving a problem in the vehicles that leads to a waste of energy and very high fuel consumption. The scientist in question is Toni Font, who recently graduated from the ETSEIB (Escola Tecnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona).is proposal is based on one of the problems of conventional vehicles: the loss of kinetic energy during braking.
Mitsubishi unveils $47,000 zero-emissions electric car, eyes global expansionJune 5th, 2009 Mitsubishi unveils $47,000 electric carTOKYO — Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s electric vehicle is twice as expensive as popular hybrid cars by rivals Toyota and Honda, but Japan's No. 4 automaker said Friday the i-MiEV will help it survive increasingly intense global competition.
How the Volt compares with other electric and hybrid vehiclesAugust 12th, 2009 Hybrid and electric power systems at a glanceHybrids like Toyota's Prius and plug-in vehicles such as the Chevrolet Volt run on systems other than purely gas-fired engines. The systems, or powertrains, that drive the so-called greener cars use electricity generated by batteries and electric motors to either supplement or largely take the place of internal-combustion engines.
Toyota's Prius hybrid top-selling car in Japan for third straight monthAugust 6th, 2009 Toyota Prius top-selling car in Japan for 3 monthsTOKYO — Toyota's hugely popular Prius hybrid ranked as Japan's top-selling car in July, clinching the spot for the third consecutive month as tax breaks boosted sales of green vehicles, an auto industry group said Thursday. The Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Toyota Motor Corp., the world's No.
Toyota to show show 'green' sportscar with Subaru engine, futuristic electric car in TokyoOctober 6th, 2009 Toyota to show green sportscar with Subaru engineTOKYO — Besides showing off its well-known hybrids, Toyota will take a slightly different tack at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show to display a green sportscar with a special kind of gasoline engine. The FT-86, inspired by a sporty Corolla model from the 1980s called AE86, has a Subaru engine from Toyota partner Fuji Heavy Industries, whose pistons are positioned horizontally, instead of vertically as in standard engines.
Nissan's electric vehicle glides, tilts into corners, to be unveiled at Tokyo auto showOctober 7th, 2009 Nissan's electric vehicle tilts into cornersATSUGI, Japan — Nissan's Land Glider electric vehicle tilts from side to side, sashaying into curves by up to a 17-degree angle, as though showing off in a fashion statement that it's zero-emissions. The wheel segments of the car can move separately from the cabin, allowing the car, still an experimental concept model, to sway and swerve, almost like a motorcycle.
Indian-American devises way to cool hybrid carsSeptember 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists led by an Indian-American has found out a new way of cooling microchips in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers and other devices by understanding how the fluid overheats in tiny microchannels. The new type of cooling system, devised by a Purdue University team, will be used to prevent overheating of devices called insulated gate bipolar transistors -- high-power switching transistors used in hybrid and electric vehicles.
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